Nielsen Rating's Top 20 for August 23 - August 29

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for August 23 - August 29. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

Rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average (in millions)
1.	Emmy Awards	NBC	13.5	--
2.	America's Got Talent (Tues.)	NBC	10.8	11.8
3.	America's Got Talent (Wed.)	NBC	10.5	11.8
4.	NFL:Steelers/Broncos	Fox	10.1	--
5.	NCIS	CBS	9.2	16.5
6.	60 Minutes	CBS	8.7	11.9
7.	The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8.4	13.0
*	Two and a Half Men	CBS	8.4	13.3
9.	Big Brother (Wed.)	CBS	8.0	7.5
*	Wipeout	ABC	8.0	8.9
11.	Big Brother (Thurs.)	CBS	7.9	7.6
12.	Big Brother (Sun.)	CBS	7.8	7.7
13.	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	7.0	13.7
14.	The Mentalist	CBS	6.6	14.1
15.	Criminal Minds	CBS	6.5	11.9
16.	CSI: Miami	CBS	6.4	11.3
*	Minute to Win It	NBC	6.4	5.9
*	NFL: Cowboys/Texas	CBS	6.4	--
19.	Minute to Win It	NBC	6.2	5.4
20.	CSI: NY	CBS	6.1	10.8